CVE-2010-0733 EXPLOIT
3.5
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer overflow in src/backend/executor/nodeHash.c in PostgreSQL 8.4.1 and earlier, and 8.5 through 8.5alpha2, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a SELECT statement with many LEFT JOIN clauses, related to certain hashtable size calculations.
Scoring
| CVSS | 3.5 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.85% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-03-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| postgresql | postgresql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PostgreSQL 8.4.1 - JOIN Hashtable Size Integer Overflow Denial of Service | 2014-06-13 |
References
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00277.php
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00287.php
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00289.php
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00310.php
- http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64b057e6823655fb6c5d1f24a28f236b94dd6c54
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39820
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/09/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/16/10
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0427.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0428.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0429.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38619
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1197
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546621
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10691
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00277.php
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00287.php
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00289.php
- http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-10/msg00310.php
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